South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4623

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rivers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\26068dg14.docx

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: SC Retirement

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/6/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
    2/6/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/6/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR EARNINGS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY IF THE MEMBER IS HIRED BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES DEPENDING ON POPULATION, OR CERTAIN COUNTIES DEPENDING ON BUDGET AMOUNTS, AND RETURNS TO EMPLOYMENT COVERED BY THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 9-11-90(4)(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 278 of 2012, is further amended by adding:

"(iii)        The earnings limitation imposed pursuant to this item does not apply if the retired member of the system who has been retired for at least thirty consecutive calendar days returns to employment covered by this system as an employee of:

(A)    a municipality that has a population of less than twenty-four thousand; or

(B)    a county in which the sheriff's office has a personal services budget of less than eleven million dollars or the detention center has a personal services budget of less than three million dollars."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all members of the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System regardless of the date of retirement.

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